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A journey binding hearts and igniting change.
The Whanganui River is the first river in the world to be recognised as a legal person, as a living adult indivisible being.
Māori river guardian Ned Tapa invites a First Nations Elder from Australia and his daughter, who are activists to saving their own dying river back home, on a five-day canoe trip down this sacred river. Both mirror and inspiration, the river unites all the travellers organically, where everyone has a voice to share stories of humour and light, and a space to heal from the darkness of the past, of enduring historical injustice.
Director Petr Lom, producer Corinne Van Egeraat, and the Whanganui iwi representatives were present for Q&A following the in-cinema screenings in Christchurch. Iwi was also present in the Wellington screening.
